It’s funny how everyone keeps thinking about the technology industry in terms of cars. Steve Jobs talked a lot about cars and trucks. Just this week, Ben Thompson wrote about the technology industry in general and his theory that it is similar to the formative years of…
Continue reading →Focused 90: Habits > Goals
New year, new episode. Mike and I aren’t fans of New Year’s resolutions, but we are fans of creating new habits. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or…
Listen & read notes →10 Years of Apple
Benjamin Mayo did a fantastic job at 9to5 Mac of summarizing Apple’s run in the 2010s. Because Apple is such an iterative company, it is easy to forget how far they can move in 10 years.
Continue reading →Track Your Time Automatically with Timing (Sponsor)
Time is your most precious resource. You need to know how you are spending it.But time tracking is no fun, especially when you forget to start or stop a timer.What’s more, having to worry about starting timers all the time makes you lose focus…
Continue reading →Terpstra on Mind Mapping and Cooking Ideas
The idea of developing ideas over time (I call it “cooking ideas”) is a frequent topic on my podcasts. Recently Brett Terpstra explained how he uses mind maps for much of the same process and how mind maps help him cope with ADHD when…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 517: State of the Platform: iPhone
The iPhone has become the primary device for many different types of tasks for a lot of people. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I look at the current state of the hardware, software, and services that make up Apple’s most popular product.…
Listen & read notes →The Brydge Pro+
Brydge has announced a new iPad keyboard. This one combines their excellent build quality with a built-in trackpad. I love that Brydge has embraced the “keyboards for pro users” market and I hope other manufacturers are paying attention. Combining an iPad with superior hardware…
Continue reading →Automators 40 – Automating with Tim Stringer
Tim Stringer is nerdy in all the best possible ways and uses automation to run his Mac and iOS devices. He’s also gone far down the rabbit hole of web-based automation. Today he shares some of his favorite automation tips and tricks with us…
Listen & read notes →Tune up you Apple Photos Library with PowerPhotos (Sponsor)
PowerPhotos is sponsoring MacSparky.com this week and this is the perfect time to pick it up and start cleaning up your Apple Photos library. I use Apple Photos for all of my photo management but there are certain features that are just too close…
Continue reading →New Month, New Year, New Decade, New Habits
I spent a good chunk of New Year’s Day looking back at 2019 and what went right (and wrong) for me in the critical areas of my life. For me, that includes how I did with my family and friends, the various elements of…
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